Teletubby 146,722 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 Simon Cowell has one regret about One Direction: not owning the band name. On Stephen Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, the television and music mogul discussed what made the One Direction members successful after the band formed forming on Cowell’s “The X Factor” and he signed them to a record deal. “When I was talking to One Direction, I remember saying to them, ‘Our goal is for you to have enough hits that if you ever reform, that you can do stadium tours. That means you got to have about 10 hit singles,” Cowell said. When asked if he thinks they will ever reunite, he said, “I doubt it.” Cowell then said, “One thing I regret is I should have kept the name … I should have owned the name.” Because the band members — Harry Styles, Zayn, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson — own the rights to the name One Direction, Cowell would not be able to use it for any sort of spinoff project without their permission. “That’s the problem. Could have made an animation or whatever, but when you give an artist the name, it’s not yours — and that’s my only regret,” Cowell said. “If one of the band members, for whatever reason, say they don’t want to tour, it can stop the others [from] touring. So, if it was me who owned the name, it wouldn’t be a problem,” Cowell said, insinuating that if he had the rights to the name, he could try to organize a One Direction reunion tour regardless of each member’s involvement. https://variety.com/2024/music/news/simon-cowell-doubts-one-direction-reunion-regret-name-1236032488/ "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiecat 16,397 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 ew https://linktr.ee/jamalholt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 108,369 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 It's a win for 1D, imagine if this person owns the rights instead and water down all things and image that 1D have built so hard cash cow projects. He only see the boys as some kind of walking ATMs., just like Scooter to his former artists (JB, Arian, etc) or Troy to Gaga. (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ✧*:・゚ 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢, 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 (*´艸`*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eifulien 2,937 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 the repulsiveness of the music industry people in 40 seconds... utterly obnoxious. These people truly are oblivious to the art side of the music. They just see business opportunities & profit margins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4th Time Around 4,447 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 If I was Simon, I would be more regretful that I look like a Blobfish now Hey, I'm king of the world, you ought to hear my song, you come on measure me, I'm twenty inches long Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 97,939 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 1 like = 1 prayer If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 I'm not saying I hate Simon Cowell but I'd love to see him fall into a pit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopega 3,727 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 So let me get this straight, he regrets not exploiting young artists' dreams and hopes to the full extend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 114,765 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 he's an awful person So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMo 3,854 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 55 minutes ago, CupcakkesWig said: I'm not saying I hate Simon Cowell but I'd love to see him fall into a pit. Simon is actually a horrendous person, the way he literally bullied people all in the name of entertainment www.youtube.com/jmremixes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilMonst3r 5,424 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 Good he did that taint the One Direction legacy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westerosi 2,054 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 4 minutes ago, River said: he's an awful person He is. But I do admire his honesty. Most moguls in this business have no names, no website, just a phone number and a lust for other people's money. I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,762 Posted June 10, 2024 Share Posted June 10, 2024 I can imagine what he'd do if he did own the name. It would probably work out like what happened with Sugababes - all new line-up but still retaining the name so the band could keep on going and going, allowing hits to build up because it all technically counts under the singular name that the label owned. He'd remake 1D for every generation if he could, all under the same name so the hits and achievements would never end. What an antiquated way to manage and treat music, I swear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotLikeMexico 5,116 Posted June 11, 2024 Share Posted June 11, 2024 Why does he look like a melted candle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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